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ASN Morning Read: A New Hero Enters the Fray

Sure, Landon Dononvan's child is just days old, but let's already annoint him as the savior of American soccer, shall we? (No, please don't. We are kidding.) Also, Clint Dempsey chats and Caleb Porter extends.

"The Portland Timbers announced today that the club has signed head coach Caleb Porter to a long-term contract extension. Since joining the Timbers in 2013, Porter has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages among active MLS coaches with a record of 41-25-36 (.578), leading the Timbers to their first MLS Cup title, two Western Conference Championship appearances and double-digit wins in each of his first three seasons."